– Tonight’s post-Heatwave edition of WWE NXT opens up on the USA Network with a graphic in memory of WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk, who passed away last Wednesday at the age of 79, and Bray Wyatt, who passed away at the age of 36 on Thursday. We go to a video package of highlights from last week’s Heatwave special episode. We’re now live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T.
Steel Cage Match: The Creed Brothers vs. The Dyad
We go right to the Steel Cage and The Schism is already out wrapping up their entrances – The Dyad’s Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid with Joe Gacy and Ava. The Dyad is already in the cage. Out next comes The Creed Brothers to a pop – Julius Creed and Brutus Creed. If The Creeds win this match, they will be reinstated to NXT. Vic says the only way to win this match is by pinfall or submission, you cannot escape the cage or walk out of the door to win.
The masked Schism followers suddenly attack The Creeds at ringside. Julius is tossed into the cage, then Gacy shuts the cage door on him to lock him inside, while Brutus is carried away to the back by the masked followers. Fans boo. The bell hits and Julius starts fighting as this is now a Handicap Match.
Julius unloads on both opponents and tosses them, then kips-up for a pop. The Schism’s followers are still surrounding the ring. Fowler and Reid beat Creed now, then stomp and kick to keep him down. Julius eventually fights out of a trap and hits a double clothesline. Julius with a Stretch Muffler to Fowler, then while he has the ankle lock on Fowler he powerbombs Reid. Fowler yells out as the submission is tightened.
Ava smiles through the cage as Creed is double teamed again. Julius charges but The Dyad catches him and launches him up and then face-first into the cage wall. Julius hits the mat and The Dyad stands tall as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Gacy barks from ringside as The Dyad grinds Julius’ face into the cage wall. Fans boo as The Dyad dominates. We start to see masked followers crawl and stumble out from the back. Brutus is beating Schism followers up now, destroying them at ringside.
Gacy blocks the door and holds the key but Brutus chases him around the ring while running through masked followers. Fans go wild as Brutus rips the cage door off. Fans chant “holy shit!” now. Brutus comes in with the cage door and unloads on The Dyad, then hitting them with signature offense.
Fowler and Reid are now trapped between the ropes and the cage on opposite sides of the ring. Brutus goes back and forth, smashing them with the door against the cage wall as fans pop big. The Creeds dominate now to a “this is awesome!” chant. They double team Reid now, tossing him into the steel over and over, then the same to Fowler.
Ava and Gacy are not happy. The Dyad turns it around on Julius, then they take out Brutus. Fowler hammer fists Brutus to keep him down. The Dyad tries to drive the cage door down into Brutus’ throat but the brother over-power them.
Gacy encourages The Dyad but Julius gets both opponents on his shoulders at the same time. Julius marches over to the opposite corner with The Dyad on his shoulders, and Brutus is waiting up top for a huge Brutus Bomb to send both crashing to the mat for a big pop. Julius then nails the diving forearm to Fowler, while Brutus hits the same move on Reid. The Creeds cover The Dyad for the double pin to win and get their jobs back.
Winners: The Creed Brothers
– After the match, fans loudly chant for The Creed Brothers as the music hits and they stand tall. We go to replays. Ivy Nile is in the ring now, hoisted up on The Creeds’ shoulders as The Diamond Mine is back. Ava stormed off before the finish, and now Gacy seethes from ringside as he stares The Diamond Mine on. Brutus yells at the camera and says The Creeds are NXT.
– We go to a new video with Roxanne Perez to hype tonight’s Fatal 4 Way main event. She goes on and says she was called a prodigy for a reason. She’s done hearing about her potential and how she has so long to go in her career… she’s ready now, and ready to get back what she never really lost in the first place.
– Vic and Booker are at the entrance-way now as the ring crew takes the cage down. They send us to a video package to set up the NXT Global Heritage Invitational. The tournament will kick off tonight. Back to commercial.
– Back from the break and NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes approaches NXT Tag Team Champions Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo backstage. They talk about being champions, then The Street Profits show up. The Profits say they like what Hayes is doing as champion. Hayes thanks them and says he has to go silence the rah-rah and erase this asterisk from his record. Hayes leaves. The Family and The Profits talk about how The Profits used to run things around here, and it sounds like the two teams want to face off next time The Profits are here. Dana Brooke, Kelani Jordan, Lola Vice and Elektra Lopez come brawling into the room now as officials try to break them up.
NXT Global Heritage Invitational, Round 1 for Group A: Butch vs. Charlie Dempsey
We go back to the ring for the opening round of the NXT Global Heritage Invitational to determine the new #1 contender to NXT Heritage Cup Champion Noam Dar for a match at NXT No Mercy on September 30. We see Meta-Four up in the VIP luxury box first – Dar, Oro Mensah, Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson. Charlie Dempsey is in the ring with Drew Gulak and Damon Kemp. They have the American flag on display. Vic goes over the rules now. Out next comes Butch to a big pop.
The bell rings as the first Group A match kicks off. They trade counters and attempts early on. They lock up again and Butch hits a suplex. Butch and Dempsey trade more counters on the mat.
Fans pop as Butch goes for the hand but Dempsey ties him up and bends his fingers back instead. Dempsey with a stomp. They run the ropes and Butch drops Dempsey as Meta-Four looks on.
Fans chant “BruiserWeight!” now as Butch bends Dempsey’s fingers, then unloads with strikes to keep him down. Dempsey gets up and nails big rights with some trash talk. Butch kicks him down as the back & forth continues. Dempsey with a double underhook suplex for 2.
Butch bends fingers and stomps on them. They go up top and Dempsey goes for a super Full Nelson slam but Butch lands on his feet, then snaps some more fingers. Butch follows up with a Bitter End for the pin to secure the first points and win in the Invitational.
Winner: Butch
– After the match, Butch stands tall as the music hits. Vic shows us the standings and Butch now has 2 points for the pinfall win. Butch looks up at Meta-Four and talks some trash as they taunt him.
– Ilja Dragunov is walking backstage. We go to commercial.
– Back from the break and Dragon Lee is backstage with McKenzie Mitchell. She asks if Lee feels like last week’s mixed tag team win with Lyra Valkyria over WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley and NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio, puts him back into title contention. He also gives Lyra praise for her work as his partner. Lee says it does. He goes on and says we all saw what happens when you remove Ripley from the equation. Mustafa Ali interrupts now. Ali says Lee and Dominik have already had their match, but Ali still needs to get his one-on-one chance. Ali goes on and says he’s tired of seeing an outsider wear NXT gold. Ali continues and says they both can agree that Lee stepped up to the plate but struck out, so now Ali is coming up to bat. Ali walks off.
– We go back to the ring and Ilja Dragunov is out with a mic. He says Trick Williams impressed him last week. Fans pop. Ilja says Trick is not just some entertainer and is definitely not some sidekick, he deserves respect for how he handled himself in the ring. Ilja goes on and says now nothing stands in the way of his destiny. He brings up NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and says you know we will… NXT Heritage Cup Champion Noam Dar yells from the VIP box to interrupt.
Dar says this sounds like the perfect opportunity for an impromptu Supernova Sessions. Fans boo. Ilja says Dar is always about himself. Dar mentions watching these people compete for a shot but he will still win at NXT No Mercy. Dar says Ilja is sad and pathetic for beginning for a title shot when Meta-Four already has their trip booked to California for No Mercy. They go on and Ilja asks them if all they have is childish German insults. Ilja asks for one good reason why he should not join them up there. Lash Legend says Dar isn’t afraid of Ilja or anyone. They all continue to taunt Ilja and put Dar over. Dar says Ilja is full of excuses. Ilja says he sees how this is going to go… he takes his jacket off and looks to exit the ring for a fight but they yell for him to stop.
Dar goes on and says let’s do this right… next week we will give the fans what they want. Oro Mensah speaks up and heads to the ring because Ilja does not belong in the same ring as Dar. Ilja speaks some in his native tongue and warns that he will break Mensah. Mensah enters the ring and Ilja unloads on him, then goes for the Torpedo Moscow but Mensah rolls out of the ring. Ilja stands tall now as his music hits.
– Von Wagner and Mr. Stone are backstage now. Von says Bron Breakker walks around here calling himself Badass Bro but it’s more like Blindside Bro because this was the second time. Von understands Bron is pissed off over getting put through a table, but Von is pissed off also. Von says next week Bron won’t have to blindside him… so bring your best because Von is. Von says it will be him and Bron next week and it’s No DQ.
Dana Brooke and Kelani Jordan vs. Lola Vice and Elektra Lopez
We go back to the ring and out comes Dana Brooke and Kelani Jordan. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and out comes Lola Vice and Elektra Lopez. The bell hits as Jordan starts with Lopez. Jordan ducks a swing and dropkicks Lopez. Jordan with more offense now until the heels tag and double team her. Lopez drops Jordan for 2. Jordan is dominated around the ring now until we go to commercial.
Brooke unloads on her opponents after the break. They end up on the floor but Vice sends Brooke into the steel ring steps. A distracted Jordan is now attacked and double teamed in the ring. Vice ends up dropping Jordan with a big roundhouse kick for the pin to win.
Winners: Lola Vice and Elektra Lopez
– After the match, a furious Brooke throws a fit at ringside while Vice and Lopez celebrate.
– We see Eddy Thorpe walking backstage. Dijak is also shown. Back to commercial.
– Back from the break and we get a Gigi Dolin promo to hype the main event. She says NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is stupid for allowing her in this match. Dolin goes on and says she will see Stratton next week.
– Trick Williams is backstage when NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes walks in. Trick says Hayes did his thing at Heatwave. Trick mentions how he just talked to The Street Profits and… Hayes isn’t interested. They go on until Hayes asks Trick if he thinks Hayes can beat Ilja Dragunov since Trick was in the ring with him last week. Trick says he thinks Hayes can… Hayes doubts the answer. Hayes yells now and says he’s coming to Trick because he trusts him… can I beat Ilja, yes or no? Trick hesitates and Hayes says that’s all he needed to hear. Hayes walks off. Trick says he doesn’t think Hayes can beat Dragunov… he knows he can.
Dijak vs. Eddy Thorpe
We go back to the ring and Alicia Taylor does the introductions as Dijak is out first. Eddy Thorpe is out next as Dijak charges him on the aisle and they go at it.
Thorpe and Dijak fight to the ringside, then Dijak is dropkicked into the apron. Thorpe takes his jacket off and is in the ring now as the bell hits. Thorpe with more offense and a 2 count. Thorpe keeps control and covers again but Dijak kicks out. Thorpe stays on Dijak but Dijak grabs him by the throat and fights back from the mat. Dijak goes on and hits High Justice for a close 2 count.
More back and forth now. They trade big chops and Dijak nails a superkick, but Thorpe clotheslines him, and they both go down. Dijak ends up taking his belt off and wrapping the buckle around his fist but Thorpe dodges a punch.
Thorpe has the belt now but Dijak blocks it. They play tug-of-war until Thorpe nails a kick. They keep fighting and end up on the floor. Dijak boots Thorpe into the announce table, then launches him into Booker’s chair as Booker quickly gets out of the way. Dijak brings it back in and has a steel chair now as the referee warns him. Dijak misses the chair shot, but then Thorpe stuns him with a kick to send him out for a breather.
The referee has the chair now as Thorpe goes for a suicide dive to the floor but Thorpe meets him as the ropes with a big right hand, which had the belt buckle around it. Dijak keeps control as he brings it back in and hits a big kick, then the Cyclone Kick for the pin to win.
Winner: Dijak
– After the match, Dijak stands tall at the entrance-way with the buckle around his fist. We go to replays as Thorpe tries to recover. Dijak looks on and laughs with the buckle on his hand.
– We go to a new promo from Kiana James to hype the main event. She says she does not make excuses, she makes things happen, and at any cost because her success is measured in cash. James says she will do anything it takes to win tonight.
– Baron Corbin is backstage yelling at a production assistant when Bron Breakker shows up. Corbin asks what Bron wants. Bron says how about a thank you for saving your ass last week. They argue and Corbin hopes Bron has this confidence next week in the No DQ match with Von Wagner. Bron laughs and says he’s going to end Von’s little fairy-tale next week so if Corbin thinks about getting involved… Corbin says he doesn’t care about Von or Bron. Bron says if Corbin does get involved, it will be the End of Days for Corbin. Corbin laughs and tells Bron just try to not get put through a table next week. Corbin walks off.
– Still to come, a tribute to Bray Wyatt. Back to commercial.
– Back from the break and we get a new vignette from Los Lotharios. Humberto Carrillo wakes up at home following another dream, and cousin Angel Garza is also at home after another dream on their legendary grandfather. Humberto visits Angel at his home, and they both realize that they had the same dream, and grandfather was talking to them. They also both have this claw marks logo on their upper chests. We see footage from their careers and his. They talk about how their grandfather is looking down on them, so they need to start over from scratch after having everything ripped away from them. Their grandfather was a great luchador, but a greater man…Humberto has his heart, and Angel has his fire. They go on and agree to reach the glory and do this for them but also for him. Los Lotharios will be back next week.
– We go back to Booker and Vic now. They talk about Bray Wyatt and Terry Funk, then send us to a Wyatt tribute video. Fans in the crowd chant “thank you Bray!” now. Wyatt’s music starts up as a spotlight focuses on the rocking chair. Back to commercial.
– Back from the break and we get a Blair Davenport promo to hype the main event. She says tonight she has to face all former champions and while she’s not one but she has a decade of destruction. Davenport goes on and says tonight she gets to destroy three for the price of one.
– We go to an Instagram video from WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley and NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio. They mock Dragon Lee and Ripley says it doesn’t matter what happened at Heatwave because she will make sure Dominik keeps the title until he retires. Champ for life! Dominik laughs at how Dragon and Mustafa Ali keep arguing over who will face him next. Dominik says they can fight it out and he will see the winner at No Mercy. Dominik agrees with Ripley that there must be a winner in this match, so he will be the special referee for Dragon vs. Mustafa. Ripley says Dominik will look so hot in the referee shirt.
NXT Global Heritage Invitational, Round 1 for Group B: Joe Coffey vs. Nathan Frazer
We go back to the ring for the first Group B match for the NXT Global Heritage Invitational. Gallus is out first – Joe Coffey with Wolfgang and Mark Coffey. We see Meta-Four up in the VIP box. Nathan Frazer is out next.
The back & forth match saw Coffey go up top for a German superplex, but Frazer sent him to the mat. Coffey finally hit it, but then Frazer came back with a superkick. Frazer goes back up top but misses a Phoenix Splash. Frazer rolls through but Coffey ends up catching him with All The Best for The Bells to get the pin.
Winner: Joe Coffey
– After the match, Coffey stands tall as we see the standing. He now has 2 points, as does Butch from Group A.
– We go to Chase University but Thea Hail has missed class. Duke Hudson and Andre Chase wonder if she has skipped class. They talk about Duke being in the NXT Global Heritage Invitational. Hail later shows up after class and she has a bad attitude. Duke says it was just one class she missed but this class was important. Hail says she’s not going to study hall because she’s going out tonight. We see Jacy Jayne now, and then she leaves with Hail.
– We get a new video from the NXT Anonymous account, showing Fallon Henley talking to Myles Borne. She asks if he likes how he’s treated by Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey and Damon Kemp. She goes on and invites Myles to team with Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs to face Gulak, Dempsey and Kemp. Borne accepts the invite.
#1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way: Roxanne Perez vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Blair Davenport vs. Kiana James
We go back to the ring for tonight’s main event and out first is Roxanne Perez, followed by Gigi Dolin. We go back to commercial.
Back from a break and we get a Wes Lee Instagram video. Lee thanks everyone for their support following the Heatwave loss. Heatwave didn’t go how he planned so now he has to clear his head, but he is not done with the NXT Title and Carmelo Hayes, and next time, the match will have a different outcome. Tyler Bate is backstage with McKenzie Mitchell now. They talk about the Global Heritage Invitational and Bate gives praise to others. Bate then addressed Dabba-Kato as he has to deal with him before winning the tournament. Bate issues a challenge to Kato for next week and says he will be the David to Dabba’s Goliath. We go back to the ring for tonight’s main event and here comes Blair Davenport, and Kiana James.
The winner of this match will become the new #1 contender to NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton. The match began with Dolin and James going to the floor, while Perez fought Davenport in the ring.
More back & forth leads to a bunch of quick pin attempts from all four. At one point Dolin spiked Perez into the apron, but then James nailed a double stomp on Dolin. Davenport then went down from a big moonsault by James.
The finish saw Dolin hit Davenport with her STO, but then Perez dropped Dolin for 2 as James made the save. Davenport nailed a dropkick to stop Perez from hitting Pop Rocks on James, then drove James into the ring post. Dolin broke up a pin attempt by Davenport on James but Perez broke up Dolin’s pin on Davenport. They went on trading offense until Perez took Dolin down with a hurricanrana.
Perez then hit Pop Rocks on Dolin but Davenport immediately hit Perez with a punt kick. Davenport with a big Stomp to Perez, then Perez hit Davenport with Pop Rocks but Davenport avoided the pin by rolling to the floor. Dolin and Perez go at it now until James rushes in and drops Perez with the 401K. James then hit a Facebuster on Dolin for the pin to win.
Winner and New #1 Contender to NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton: Kiana James
– After the match, James stood tall to celebrate as the music hits and we go to replays. Stratton comes out and they face off to hype next week’s match.
– The camera cuts backstage to NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes walking into the office of WWE Hall of Famer & Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels. Michaels says, “We need to talk.” NXT goes off the air.
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